Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11AM is: 7.0m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)23ft (7.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
NE
6.5
NE
7
NE
7
NE
6.5
NE
5.5
NE
4
NE
3
NE
1.5
N
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
N
1.2
ENE
1.5
N
1.2
N
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)14141413131312111110109108891413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140341583916956181001555590385198268354371658941726326319012613629022222217187123117
Wind
(km/h)
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
20
SW
35
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
3:32AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.48
4:24AM
1.59
4:33PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.50
8:52PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.47
9:48PM
0.42
10:26AM
0.41
10:40PM
0.38
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:50---
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
66591161-----111-----1212
Temp. °C202021202020191918181920201817161615161818151515
Feels °C (?)141415142016131415171819181917161615161816151411
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